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chemical
change (kem
kl
chnj)
the
changing
of a substance or kind of
matter
into a different kind of matter
with
different properties (p.
375) |
chemical equation (kem
kl
i kw
zhn)
a
formula that describes a chemical
reaction
(p.
378) |
chemical reaction (kem
kl
r
ak
shn)
when
one or more substances change
into
other substances with different
chemical
properties (p.
378) |
chemical weathering
(kem
kl
we
r
ing) the changing of materials
in
a rock by chemical processes (p.
272) |
chloroplast (klôr
plast) green part of a
plant
cell that uses the energy in
sunlight
to turn water and carbon dioxide
into
oxygen and sugar (p.
40) |
circuit diagram (sr
kit d
gram) a map
of
a circuit with symbols for each part
(p.
484) |
class (klas)
the level of classification below
phylum
(p.
8) |
classifying (klas
f
ing) to put something
into
a group (p.
7) |
climate (kl
mit) the average of weather
conditions
over a long time (p.
246) |
collecting data (k
lekt
ing d
t)
gathering
observations and measurement
into
graphs, tables or charts (p.
190) |
combustion (km
bus
chn)
the process
of burning
(p.
377) |
comet (kom
it) a frozen mass of ice and
dust
orbiting the Sun (p.
552) |
communicating (k
myü
n
kt
ing) using
words,
pictures, charts, graphs, and
diagrams
to share information (p.
119) |
community (k
myü
n
t)
the group of all
the
populations in an area (p.
127) |
compare (km
pâr)
reading skill that
shows
how subjects are alike (p.
5) |
compound (kom
pound) a substance made
up
of a combination of two or more
elements
held together by chemical
bonds
that cannot be separated by
physical
means (p.
350) |
concentrated (kon
sn
trt
d)
having a
large
amount of solute in a solution in
comparison
with the amount of solvent
(p.
361) |
conclusion (kn
klü
zhn)
a decision
reached
after thinking about facts and
details
(p.s 37,
229,
373) |
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condensation
(kon
den s
shn)
the changing
of
a gas into a liquid (p.
209) |
conduction
(kn
duk
shn)
transfer of thermal
energy
between objects that are in contact
(p.
465) |
conductor (kn
duk
tr)
a material through which
electric
charge flows easily (p.
480) |
conservation (kon
sr
v
shn)
careful use of
natural
resources (p.
318) |
constellation (kon
st
l
shn)
a group of stars
that
forms a pattern (p.
526) |
consumer (kn
sü
mr)
an organism that eats
other
organisms (p.
144) |
contrast (kn
trast)
to point out how things are
different
(p.
5) |
convection (kn
vek
shn)
the movement of
warm
liquids or gases to cooler areas (p.
464) |
convection current
(kn
vek
shn
kr
nt)
when
solids, gases, or liquids rise and sink
in
a looping path (p.
232) |
core (kôr)
the center part of Earth which includes
the
liquid outer core and solid inner core
(p.
264) |
crust (krust)
the outermost and thinnest of Earth’s
layers
(p.
264) |
current (kr
nt)
the flow of electric charge
through
a material (p.
479) |
cycle (s
kl)
a repeating process or flow of
material
through a system (p.
149) |
cytoplasm (s
t
plaz
m)
all the material of the
cell
between the cell membrane and the
nucleus
(p.
40) |
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decomposer (d
km
p
zr)
an organism that
gets
nutrients by breaking down dead
organisms
(p.
144) |
density (den
s
t)
the mass of a substance
divided
by its volume (p.
345) |
deposition (dep
zish
n)
the laying down of
material
in a natural process (p.
276) |
details (di
tlz)
individual pieces of information
that
support a main idea (p.
301) |
dilute (d
lüt)
having little solute in a solution
in
comparison with the amount of solvent
(p.
361) |
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